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... 1 peck . 4 pecks make 1 bushel . 7 days make 1 week . * 16 ounces make 1 pound . Objectively so far as pointing it out on a calendar . TALK : Teach the LONG MEASURE . child to estimate MEASURES FOR LITTLE PEOPLE . 41.
... 1 peck . 4 pecks make 1 bushel . 7 days make 1 week . * 16 ounces make 1 pound . Objectively so far as pointing it out on a calendar . TALK : Teach the LONG MEASURE . child to estimate MEASURES FOR LITTLE PEOPLE . 41.
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... pound , some 19 cents , some 40 cents , some 42 cents . He used equal quantities of each kind . He wants to make a profit of 6 cents on each pound of the mixture . How will he sell it per pound ? SOLUTION : A 4 - lb . mixture is worth ...
... pound , some 19 cents , some 40 cents , some 42 cents . He used equal quantities of each kind . He wants to make a profit of 6 cents on each pound of the mixture . How will he sell it per pound ? SOLUTION : A 4 - lb . mixture is worth ...
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... pound . How many pounds of sugar did he get ! SOLUTION : His potatoes were worth 12 × 35 . He received as many pounds of sugar as 4 is contained times in 12 x 35 , or 105 . WORK : 8 12 × 35 PART FOUR . Common Fractions . " The best ...
... pound . How many pounds of sugar did he get ! SOLUTION : His potatoes were worth 12 × 35 . He received as many pounds of sugar as 4 is contained times in 12 x 35 , or 105 . WORK : 8 12 × 35 PART FOUR . Common Fractions . " The best ...
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... pounds of tobacco . In 1652 , the colony of Massachusetts decided that lighter and better money be coined , and John Hull was made mint - master . He struck off silver shillings , sixpences , and threepences for the colony , and in pay ...
... pounds of tobacco . In 1652 , the colony of Massachusetts decided that lighter and better money be coined , and John Hull was made mint - master . He struck off silver shillings , sixpences , and threepences for the colony , and in pay ...
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... pound and write it opposite , - $ 9.00 . Do so with each item and add up the whole . Write a similar bill and find the amount . A RECEIPTED BILL . New York , January 2 , 1903 . Roy J. Hutson , To G. K. Beach & Co. , Dr. 1902 Nov. 15 To ...
... pound and write it opposite , - $ 9.00 . Do so with each item and add up the whole . Write a similar bill and find the amount . A RECEIPTED BILL . New York , January 2 , 1903 . Roy J. Hutson , To G. K. Beach & Co. , Dr. 1902 Nov. 15 To ...
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Page 241 - TIME 60 seconds (sec.) = 1 minute (min.) 60 minutes =1 hour (hr.) 24...
Page 230 - Square Measure 144 square inches (sq. in.) = 1 square foot (sq. ft.) 9 square feet = 1 square yard (sq. yd.) 30| square yards = 1 square rod (sq. rd.) 160 square rods = 1 acre (A.) 640 acres = 1 square mile (sq.
Page 239 - LIQUID MEASURE 4 gills (gi.) = 1 pint (pt.) 2 pints — 1 quart (qt...
Page 423 - Measures of Length 10 millimeters (mm) =1 centimeter cm 10 centimeters =1 decimeter dm 10 decimeters =1 meter m 10 meters =1 dekameter Dm 10 dekameters =1 hektometer Hm 10 hektometers =1 kilometer Km...
Page 240 - Weight is used by apothecaries and physicians in compounding dry medicines. TABLE. 20 Grains (gr.} = 1 Scruple, . . sc., or 3. 3 Scruples = 1 Dram, . . dr., or 3 . 8 Drams = 1 Ounce, . . oz., or § . 12 Ounces = 1 Pound, . . Ib., or ft,.
Page 227 - LENGTH 12 inches (in.) =1 foot (ft.) 3 feet = 1 yard (yd.) 5\ yards, or 16| feet = 1 rod (rd.) 320 rods, or 5280 feet = 1 mile (mi.) SQUARE MEASURE 144 square inches (sq.
Page 405 - The square root of a number is one of the two equal factors of the number.
Page 448 - A circle is a plane figure bounded by a curved line, every point of which is equally distant from a point within called the center.
Page 47 - If 2 men start from the same place and travel in opposite directions, one at the rate of 4...
Page 465 - The square of the sum of two numbers is equal to the square of the first number plus twice the product of the first and second number plus the square of the second number.